If I am invited to lunch and I am fasting, is it better for me to accept or to complete my fast?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if some of the brothers invite me to lunch and I am fasting, what is better? Do I accept or do I complete my fast?
Answer:
If the fast is a voluntary fast, you have the choice. If you wish to break it, break it. If you wish to remain fasting, invite your brother and inform him that you are fasting, and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if some of the brothers invite me to lunch and I am fasting, what is better? Do I accept or do I complete my fast?
Answer:
If the fast is a voluntary fast, you have the choice. If you wish to break it, break it. If you wish to remain fasting, invite your brother and inform him that you are fasting, and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3281- 4717] إذا دعيت لغداء وأنا صائم فهل الأفضل أن أجيب أم أتم صومي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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